Trump surrogates say recount could spur Clinton prosecution

With recounts already requested in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, some of Donald Trump's surrogates are warning the move could have consequences for Hillary Clinton, reports The Week.

Though the Clinton campaign neither requested nor is funding the reviews, it has said it will participate by sending attorneys, notes Politico.

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Hillary's debate answer on delay: "That is horrifying. That is not the way our democracy works. Been around for 240 years. We've had free --

during a general election. I, for one, am appalled that somebody that is the nominee of one of our two major parties would take that kind --

of position." Then, separately she stated, "He said something truly horrifying ... he refused to say that he would respect the results of --

this election. That is a direct threat to our democracy." She then said, "We have to accept the results and look to the future, Donald --

Trump is going to be our President. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead." So much time and money will be spent - same result! Sad

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In a Monday interview on 'The Steve Malzberg Show,' Roger Stone, a Trump adviser, said, "Hillary, I think, increases her chances of prosecution by acting this way."

He also asserted that either Clinton or George Soros is somehow funding the recount effort, but provided no evidence.

According to Politico, "...Kellyanne Conway...also seemed to draw a connection between the recount effort and the prosecution question during a TV interview."

She told CNN on Sunday that Trump has, "been incredibly gracious and magnanimous to Secretary Clinton at a time when, for whatever reason, her folks are saying they will join in a recount to try to somehow undo the 70-plus electoral votes that he beat her by."

Notably, that same day, Trump expressed belief that the election had been compromised, writing, "In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."